From the SMS&MOM blog:
Ever wish you could automatically install hotfixes or updates when doing the client installation? Thanks to this tip by Frank Rojas and Jason Adams now you can:
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When applying a Configuration Manager 2007 or SMS 2003 client hotfix, the hotfix is not automatically applied when:
1) Using client push.
2) When installing the client using CCMSetup.exe from the Client directory in the SCCM/SMS directory (even if copied to the local client PC).
3) When the client installation is part of a Package, and the Package Source points to CCMSetup,exe in the Client directory in the SCCM/SMS directory.
4) As part of the Setup Windows and ConfigMgr task in an SCCM 2007 OSD Task Sequence.
Since the hotfix is not installed as part of the initial ConfigMgr or SMS client install, the hotfix then needs to be applied separately.
Under some circumstances, installing the hotfix separate from the initial client install may lead to issues. For example, during an SCCM2007 OSD Task Sequence, installing the hotfix via an Install Software task may cause the SMS Agent Host service to be temporarily disabled. The Task Sequence may then fail because it detects that the SMS Agent Host service is not running. The SMS Agent Host service is needed by the Task Sequence for any tasks run after the Setup windows and ConfigMgr task.
So what's the solution? The solution is to apply any ConfigMgr or SMS client hotfixes during the initial client installation. To do this without having to run any additional installations follow these steps:
1) On the SCCM/SMS site server, create a folder called ClientPatch in the following directory:
SCCM 2007:
<drive_letter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\ClientSMS 2003 or SCCM 2007 upgraded from SMS 2003:
<drive_letter>:\SMS\ClientPlease note that the above two locations assumes the default install location for SCCM/SMS.
2) Locate the MSP file that corresponds with the hotfix. Usually the hotfix MSP is located in the following directory:
SCCM 2007:
<drive_letter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Client\i386\hotfix\KBxxxxxxSMS 2003 or SCCM 2007 upgraded from SMS 2003:
<drive_letter>:\SMS\Client\i386\hotfix\KBxxxxxxPlease note that the above two locations assumes the default install location for SCCM/SMS.
3) Copy (do not move) the MSP file from step 2 into the ClientPatch folder created in step 1.
4) If the client installation is part of a Package, make sure to update any Distribution Points that contain the Package.
The hotfix should now be installed automatically during the initial SCCM/SMS client installation.
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Thanks guys!
J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer